Water Break

In episode 37 of the Water Break podcast our host Heather Jennings, PE, is in conversation with Jim Huchel to talk about nitrification and denitrification. They discussed this topic in 2020 and are revisiting it after nearly four years.

With 4 decades of years of work experience in the wastewater industry, Jim shares his insights, advice and more with our listeners.

“Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers.”

In episode 35 of the Water Break podcast, our host Heather Jennings, PE, is in conversation with Frederick Tack to discuss membranes in water and wastewater treatment. Frederick serves as a Technical Director, Project Director, and Associate with GHD, based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he leads a team of engineers, operators, and designers, in the planning, engineering, operations, management, and compliance of water and wastewater treatment infrastructure across the U.S Southwest.

With over 21 years of experience, he is a field to finish, multi discipline professional who has led the design of over 135 projects including 32 water treatment and 37 wastewater treatment facility expansions, optimizations, or rehabilitation and has sealed over 290 final design documents in the past 10-years.

In this wide-ranging  interview at BHN headquarters, BHN President & CEO Lyndon Smith and The Fertilizer Institute’s (TFI’s) President & CEO Corey Rosenbusch discuss TFI’s mission and vision, TFI member benefits, and challenges facing the fertilizer industry. Topics include TFI legislative and regulatory activities, the 4R Nutrient Stewardship initiative, the Responsible Ag program, new activities with the Biostimulant Coalition, the TFI Sustainability Committee, the TFI State of the Fertilizer Industry Report, and upcoming TFI conferences.

Today on Episode 10 we’re talking about Growing Premium Potatoes with Huma Gro® Products. Our guests include Mr. Lyndon Smith, President and CEO of Bio Huma Netics, Inc.—the maker of Huma Gro®, Fertilgold® Organics, Mesa Verde Humates, and several other product lines—and Mr. Michael Gardner, Senior Director of Turf and Northwest Sales for Bio Huma Netics, Inc. Growing Potatoes is quite a complicated topic, so in this podcast we walk through the typical growth cycle of potatoes and discuss the nutrients that are needed at each stage. We also discuss products that you might need because of common deficiencies or pests and products that you might want to add in order to achieve premium quality for your crop.

Today on Episode 9 we’re talking about Growing Premium Corn with Huma Gro® Products. Our guests include Mr. Lyndon Smith, President and CEO of Bio Huma Netics, Inc.—the maker of Huma Gro®, Fertilgold® Organics, Mesa Verde Humates, and several other product lines—and Mr. Jason Garcia, Florida Sales Manager and Agronomist for Bio Huma Netics, Inc. Growing corn is quite a complicated topic, so in this podcast we walk through the typical growth cycle of corn and discuss the nutrients that are needed at each stage. We also discuss products that you might need because of common deficiencies or pests and products that you might want to add in order to achieve premium quality for your crop. We review the needs of both grain corn and sweet corn and discuss nutritional needs differences between the two.

Way too many growers are wasting agrochemical products or making products ineffective or even dangerous due to improper mixing. In Episode 8 of The Huma Gro Farmer Podcast we interview Dr. Mojtaba Zaifnejad, BHN Senior Director of Field Research and Technical Services, and Mr. Jason Garcia, BHN Florida Sales Manager and Agronomist, regarding best practices for mixing agrochemicals. Dr. Moj and Mr. Garcia discuss these practices from, respectively, the scientific and the practical “in-field” perspectives.

In Episode 7 of The Huma Gro Farmer podcast we interview Bio Huma Netics President & CEO Lyndon Smith, BHN’s Eastern U.S. Sales Manager Barrett Smith, and BHN’s Florida Sales Agronomist Jason Garcia  on the subject of achieving Optimal Crop Growth using Huma Gro® Optimal Growth Management liquid products with Micro Carbon Technology®.

In Episode 6 of The Huma Gro Farmer podcast we interview Bio Huma Netics President & CEO Lyndon Smith on the subject of Biostimulants Regulation. Lyndon has been at the forefront of biostimulant regulatory developments for several years, and he gives us an insider’s perspective of what’s going on in the U.S. and around the world.

By Jael Batty

Welcome to The Huma Gro Farmer podcast, in which we discuss crop nutrition and crop protection with experts in the field. Your host, Larry Cooper interviews agronomists, certified crop advisors, and Huma Gro distributors and customers about proven Huma Gro® programs and strategies for growing premium, high yield crops.

In Episode 1, we discuss All Things Strawberry from pre-plant to transplant with our strawberry brain trust: Huma Gro® Senior Director of U.S. Domestic Sales Doug Greer, Eastern Sales Manager and Agronomist Barrett Smith, Florida Regional Agronomist Jason Garcia, and special guests Certified Crop Advisor and Pest Control Advisor for WRT Ag in California Silvano DeLuna, and President of the strawberry dynasty Fancy Farms in Plant City, Florida Dustin Grooms.

If you’re growing strawberries or thinking of starting a strawberry farm, this episode is for you. Join us as we discuss everything strawberry, from strawberry fumigation and soil preparation to strawberry fertilizer strategies.

In Episode 5 of The Huma Gro Farmer podcast, we interview Nebraska farmer Dan Hilger, who has been using Huma Gro® products on his farm for the past 30+ years. Dan talks about his popcorn growing and distribution operation, his approach to developing and maintaining soil health, and his experience with using rye as a cover crop.